Looks like someone's on to me: "We thought it was amusing that reviewer Steve Erickson, in his review of Hector Tobar's new book, writes: “‘Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States’ crosswires de Tocqeville’s ‘Democracy in America’ with Che Guevara’s ‘Motorcycle Diaries’…" To the immediate left of this review is an advertisement for a book called ‘Misfortune’ by Wesley Stace. Says Rodney Welch of the Washington Post Book World, “It reads like some inspired collaboration between Charles Dickens and Pedro Almodovar.” We think we’ve uncovered the secret to writing blurb-worth drivel: Say the book reminds you of something written by a fancy European white guy and a token Spanish-speaking rebel and, poof, you’re on the book-jacket. Book reviewing is fun AND easy! "